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Duarte Moreira

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Duarte Moreira
Moreira in 2017
Born (1982-09-23) September 23, 1982 (age 43)
Barcelos, Portugal
EducationWarwick Business School (MBA)
OccupationsVenture capitalist, investor and entrepreneur
Known forCo-founder and CEO of Zeno
Children2

Duarte Luis Lima Constantino Moreira (born September 23, 1982) is a Portuguese and Swiss venture capitalist, investor and entrepreneur.[1][2][3] He is a co-founder and CEO of Zeno Ventures and Zeno Partners, the Zeno Group. Zeno Ventures was in 2017, one of the first investors in both Mercury,[4][5] and in Applied Intuition, the latest company of former Y Combinator COO Qasar Younis.[6]

In 2023, 2024, and 2026, he participated in the 69th edition of the Bilderberg Meeting[7] the 70th, and the 72nd[8] edition of the Bilderberg Meeting, which brings together each year some of the most influential people in the Western World.[9][10]

Early life and education

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He grew up in Barcelos, Portugal. He attended local schools and completed his secondary education in year 11 entering college without ever attending Year 12, where he studied law, Finance & Management in Portugal and in the United Kingdom.[11][12]

Duarte Moreira obtained an MBA from Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick, UK.[13]

Career

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Duarte Moreira started his career as an investor in venture capital and private equity in 2007 in a Geneva based private markets investment firm with $1.8 Billion in AUM.[14] During this period, he gained experience in direct investing across early-stage and growth-stage venture capital, as well as direct private equity investments.

In 2008, he became one of the first European venture capitalists to attend Y-Combinator,[12] prior to the launch of Airbnb, and years before Sam Altman[15] became its President.

In January 2016, with his colleague and long-time friend Christopher Kile, he created Zeno Ventures[16] and Zeno Partners, both based in Geneva,[17] with offices in Zurich and in San Francisco.

As of 2026, Zeno manages 6 investment funds and controls billions in assets invested across 100 companies.[18][19]

In 2019, he became a director of an industrial group founded in Portugal in 1986, before becoming Chairman of the Board of Directors between 2020 and 2024.[20][21]

In July 2022, he became the Chairman of the Board of Directors of a Swiss financial group with 10 billion in assets under management.[22][23] He is also a director of a real estate investment company in Switzerland of 1.9 billion in assets under management.[24][25] Previously, he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of a Swiss bank.

In December 2023, he was featured in Bloomberg as his firm Zeno Partners was believed to have formulated a EUR 6bn offer for Altice Portugal together with Warburg Pincus.[26][27][28][29][30]

Personal life

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Duarte Moreira is married and has two children. He currently resides with his family in Geneva, Switzerland. He enjoys playing chess and tennis.[31]

Others

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In 2023, 2024 and 2026, he participated in the 69th, 70th, and 72nd Bilderberg Meetings. Since the first meeting of the Bilderberg group in 1954 he is among the youngest Portuguese or Swiss to have ever participated in the meeting.[32][33][34][35][36][37]

References

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  1. ↑ "PM e PR na reunião do grupo Bilderberg". PM e PR na reunião do grupo Bilderberg (in Portuguese). 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  2. ↑ "Duarte Moreira's Investing Profile - Zeno Ventures Managing Partner". signal.nfx.com. 2024-03-21. Archived from the original on 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  3. ↑ "O francês, o consórcio do português e os sauditas. Quem são os candidatos à compra da Meo?". ECO (in European Portuguese). 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  4. ↑ Stephens, Craig (2026-03-10). "Mercury Stock: The Hottest Banking App in Fintech?". Access IPOs. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  5. ↑ Jeanfrancois, Moses. "Mercury Just Received a $5 Billion Valuation. Its Founder Does Not Plan to Do Another Raise". Inc. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  6. ↑ Stephens, Craig (2025-08-05). "Applied Intuition IPO: Eyes on the Road Ahead". Access IPOs. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  7. ↑ "Conférence "secrète" des puissants – Quatre Suisses au rassemblement des décideurs du groupe Bilderberg". Bilan (in French). 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  8. ↑ "Bilderberg: Guta Moura Guedes e Duarte Moreira num dos encontros mais discretos e influentes do mundo". Expresso (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2026-04-16. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  9. ↑ "Bilderberg, la conférence la plus secrète du monde". Les Echos (in French). 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  10. ↑ "Qu'est-ce que le groupe Bilderberg, le club secret objet de fantasmes ?". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  11. ↑ "Board Members". vangest.pt. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  12. 1 2 "Duarte Moreira: De Barcelos ao topo da finança internacional (e ao grupo Bilderberg)". ominho.pt (in European Portuguese). 2026-05-28. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  13. ↑ "Our board | Zeno Partners". Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  14. ↑ "About Us". Anchor. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  15. ↑ "Bilderberg: Guta Moura Guedes e Duarte Moreira num dos encontros mais discretos e influentes do mundo". Expresso (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2026-04-16. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  16. ↑ Uzor, Franklin (2017-05-27). "Zeno Ventures Invest Undisclosed Amount In Nigeria's Tizeti". Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  17. ↑ "Zeno SA, Genève". business-monitor.ch. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  18. ↑ "Zeno Partners". Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  19. ↑ "Télécommunication – L'offre suisse pour le rachat d'Altice Portugal en lice pour le second round". Bilan (in French). 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  20. ↑ "Nuno Cipriano: "Recrutar talentos é importante, mas reter talentos é ainda mais importante" ― Entrevista". Nuno Cipriano: “Recrutar talentos é importante, mas reter talentos é ainda mais importante” ― Entrevista (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  21. ↑ "VANGEST - ENGENHARIA FINANCEIRA E GESTÃO, S.A." dnb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  22. ↑ "Tellco – banking and pension solutions from a single source". www.tellco.ch. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  23. ↑ Chan, Vinicy; Barbaglia, Pamela; Dinesh, Nair (March 8, 2024). "Saudi Telecom Submitted Highest Bid for Altice Portugal". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  24. ↑ "Barroso, Arnaut, Stillwell... quem são os portugueses que vão estar na reunião mais exclusiva do mundo?". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  25. ↑ "Duarte Lima Constantino Moreira". moneyhouse.ch. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  26. ↑ Gopinath, Swetha; Chan, Vinicy; Rajbhandari, Alexandre (December 27, 2023). "Billionaire Niel to Join Contest for Altice Portugal, Sources Say". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  27. ↑ Hughes, Chris (January 9, 2024). "Rising Telecoms M&A Favors Bankers Over Billionaires". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  28. ↑ "Télécommunications – Le suisse Zeno Partners en lice pour reprendre Altice Portugal". Bilan (in French). 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  29. ↑ "Warburg Pincus teams up with Horta-Osório on €6bn bid for telecoms assets". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  30. ↑ Majithia, Kavit (2024-02-12). "stc, Iliad in frame for Altice Portugal takeover". Mobile World Live. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  31. ↑ "Quem são os 9 portugueses que vão participar na reunião do grupo Bilderberg". Forbes Portugal (in European Portuguese). 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  32. ↑ Lusa, Agência. "Primeiro-ministro e Presidente da República na reunião do grupo Bilderberg". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  33. ↑ "Bilderberg: Costa oferece almoço aos poderosos, Marcelo convida-os para jantar". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  34. ↑ "Marcelo e Costa vão estar na reunião do grupo Bilderberg". ZAP Notícias - Atualidade, mundo, ciência, saúde, desporto (in European Portuguese). 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  35. ↑ "Grupo Bilderberg: Elite mundial reúne-se hoje em Lisboa. Quem são os portugueses que vão participar neste encontro ultrassecreto? – Executive Digest" (in European Portuguese). 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  36. ↑ "Bilderberg Participant Lists | Public Intelligence". publicintelligence.net. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  37. ↑ "LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 2023". bilderbergmeetings.org. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
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